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{{Infobox Convention
|name = MileHiCon
|image =
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|genre = [[Science fiction]]/[[Fantasy]]
|venue = Hyatt Regency Tech Center-Denver
|location = [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
|country = United States
|first = 1969
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|filing = Not-for-profit
|attendance= 900-1100
|website = {{URL|http://www.milehicon.org/}}
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'''MileHiCon''' is an annual [[science fiction]]
==History==
MileHiCon was started by the Denver Area Science Fiction Association (DASFA). Following the monthly meeting in September 1969, several
The name of the evening-long event was shortened to Minicon. It was held in the basement meeting room of the Columbia Savings Bank, where DASFA met at that time.
* "MileHiCon," which plays off Denver being "the Mile-High City
* "LungfishGranolaCon," which refers to an ancient DASFA tradition of [[lungfish]] jokes, a type of [[word game]].▼
Around 1980, MileHiCon was incorporated as an entity separate from DASFA (which still meets
'''MileHiCon 43''' was held 21–23 October 2011
'''MileHiCon 44''' was held 19–21 October 2012. Guests included authors [[Cherie Priest]] and [[C. J. Henderson (writer)|C. J. Henderson]], with artist guest [[Stephen Hickman]]. Colorado author [[Stephen Graham Jones]] was the toastmaster.
'''MileHiCon 45''' was held 18–20 October 2013. Guests included authors [[Seanan McGuire]] and [[Catherynne Valente]], and artist Aaron B. Miller. New Mexico author [[Ian Tregillis]] was the toastmaster.
'''MileHiCon 46''' was held 24–26 October 2014. Guests included authors [[Daniel Abraham (author)|Daniel Abraham]] and Ty Franck (who also write together as [[James S. A. Corey]]) and [[Michael Swanwick]]. Artist guests were [[Phil Foglio]] and [[Kaja Foglio]]. Denver author [[Jeanne C. Stein]] was the toastmaster.
<ref>[http://www.milehicon.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526073635/http://www.milehicon.org/|date=2007-05-26}} MileHiCon website (accessed 24 August 2014)]</ref>
'''MileHiCon 47''' was held 23–25 October 2015. Guests included authors Kevin Hearne and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Artist guest was Ursula Vernon. [[James Van Pelt]] was the toastmaster.
<ref>[http://www.milehicon.org/guests]{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} MileHiCon website (accessed 12 September 2015)]</ref>
'''MileHiCon 48''' Was held 28–30 October 2016. Guests included authors John Varley and Kelley Armstrong. Artist guest was Julie Dillon. Chaz Kemp was the toastmaster.
<ref>[http://www.milehicon.org/guests]{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} MileHiCon website (accessed 14 March 2016)]</ref>
'''MileHiCon 49''' was 28–30 October 2017. Guests included authors Eric Flint and Jane Lindskold. Artist guest was Carrie Ann Baade. Author Jason Heller was the toastmaster.
'''MileHiCon 50''' was 19-21 October 2018. All past guests of honor have been invited back for the semi-centennial celebration.
'''MileHiCon 51''' was 18-20 October 2019. Guest included authors Angela Roquet and Marie Brennan. Artist guest was Elizabeth Leggett. Author Carol Berg was the toastmaster.
<ref>[http://milehicon.org/index.php/who-to-see/guests]{{dead link|date=June 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} MileHiCon website (accessed 9 October 2018)]</ref>
'''MileHiCon 52''' was 23-25 October 2020. The convention was held virtually in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
'''MileHiCon 53''' was 1-3 October 2021.
▲The name of the evening-long event was shortened to Minicon. It was held in the basement meeting room of the Columbia Savings Bank, where DASFA met at that time. DASFA soon discovered that another convention called Minicon had been started the previous year in [[Minneapolis]]. Since that name was taken, DASFA decided to rename it Octocon, since (after the first one) it was held in October. After a couple of years holding Octocon, they discovered there was a convention in [[Ireland]] called [[Octocon]]. DASFA then renamed the convention again. Two final proposals for the title were:
▲*"MileHiCon," which plays off Denver being "the Mile-High City," and would be unlikely to be duplicated;
▲*"LungfishGranolaCon," which refers to an ancient DASFA tradition of [[lungfish]] jokes, a type of [[word game]].
▲"MileHiCon" was chosen, after a close vote.
'''MileHiCon 54''' was 21-23 October 2022.
▲Around 1980, MileHiCon was incorporated as an entity separate from DASFA (which still meets, but is not incorporated). For the last several years, attendance has generally hovered around a thousand.
'''MileHiCon 55''' was 27-30 October 2023. Author Drew Hayes was the guest of honor.
▲'''MileHiCon 43''' was held 21–23 October 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center-Denver. Guests included authors [[Vernor Vinge]] and [[Glen Cook]], and editor Gardner Dozois. Denver author Mario Acevedo was the toastmaster.<ref>[http://milehicon.eventbrite.com/ MileHiCon website, ''Events'' page (accessed 28 October 2011)]</ref>
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